Oil prices have gapped sharply lower this morning as commodities in general have taken a battering from growing recession concerns. Egypt’s GDP growth rate slowed to 0.8% q/q in Q1 from 4.6% q/q in Q4, reflecting the impact of the war in Ukraine, whi...

It appears that bond markets are pricing in major central bankers slowly winning the fight against inflation and inflation expectations. Democratic Republic of Congo: The World Bank has approved $750mn in funding for the DRC, including its first dire...

Last month, we recently counted 27 countries with US$ bonds yielding more than 10% or that are in default (28 today with the addition of Turkey), a decade high and more than double the number in December 2021 (13) and three times the number in Decemb...

Oil prices rallied for a third straight session yesterday but are on the defensive this morning as the focus is shifting back towards the weaker growth narrative. South Africa's refinery capacity has faced several challenges, such as unplanned closur...

Tightening global financial conditions as a result of aggressive monetary policy tightening by major developed market central banks has had a notable impact on the debt dynamics of countries across Africa. Most of all, inflation-targeting central ban...

Some caution is evident in the markets this morning through the Asian session, with US Treasuries climbing alongside JGBs as equities struggle for traction. Access to reliable and affordable digital infrastructure remains a challenge for many countri...